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The news turned to wildfires in Cyprus, violence in Amman and protests in Nochixtlan (Mexico). Jordan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 80 in 100 of its 348 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

277 of its 348 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Troodos accounted for 196 of Cyprus' 277 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (194 stories). Wildfires were named in 211 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Troodos stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

626 of its 924 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Amman accounted for 457 of Jordan's 626 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (394 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

666 of its 1,535 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 201 of Nochixtlan's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Tropical storm was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Nochixtlan stories →
Rights & justice

Congo

161 of its 228 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dengue was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

676 of its 822 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 392 of Afghanistan's 676 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (263 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

136 of its 213 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Port-au-Prince's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

606 of its 864 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

668 of its 1,241 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Brussels accounted for 618 of Belgium's 668 stories about harm, carried by 614 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

105 of its 142 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

127 of its 230 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: rabies in China (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Yemen (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in South Korea (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 Jun. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 62,077 stories about harm among 286,050 counted on 21 Jun.

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Cyprus stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 286,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Cyprus. Cyprus' news mentioned wildfires about 4 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 353 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 822 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus80 in 100 of its 348 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria79 in 100 of its 1,162 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Libya75 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2457 Cairo Egypt244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2314 Nochixtlan Mexico201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Yulin China196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as angry as the world's · 626 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 575 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 381 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 17,549 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence25% 15,240 stories · about as usual Health18% 11,048 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,302 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,598 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,707 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,712 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 992 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed20,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,374 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Jordan and the US Stories reporting people displaced1,191 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria Stories reporting evacuations1,077 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting abductions1,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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